The File Sharing Screen - ZyXEL Communications VMG1312-B Series User Manual

Chapter 14 USB Service
prot ocol is support ed on Microsoft Windows, Linux Sam ba and ot her operat ing syst em s ( refer t o
your syst em s specificat ions for CI FS com pat ibilit y) .
14.1.2.2 About Printer Server
Print Server
This is a com put er or ot her device which m anages one or m ore print ers, and which sends print j obs
t o each print er from t he com put er it self or ot her devices.
Operating System
An operat ing syst em ( OS) is t he int erface which helps you m anage a com put er. Com m on exam ples
are Microsoft Windows, Mac OS or Linux.
TCP/IP
TCP/ I P ( Transm ission Cont rol Prot ocol/ I nt ernet Prot ocol) is a set of com m unicat ions prot ocols t hat
m ost of t he I nt ernet runs on.
Port
A port m aps a net work service such as ht t p t o a process running on your com put er, such as a
process run by your web browser. When t raffic from t he I nt ernet is received on your com put er, t he
port num ber is used t o ident ify which process running on your com put er it is int ended for.
Supported OSs
Your operat ing syst em m ust support TCP/ I P port s for print ing and be com pat ible wit h t he RAW ( port
9100) prot ocol.
The following OSs support Device's print er sharing feat ure.
• Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 SE ( Second Edit ion) , Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows
2000, Windows XP or Macint osh OS X.

14.2 The File Sharing Screen

You can share files on a USB m em ory st ick or hard drive connect ed t o your Device wit h users on
your net work.
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